Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making
8th Graders, Arielle Gottlieb, left, and Elspeth Dorr.
Silver Spring Int’l Middle School students hold two-day film festival as part of ‘Lights, Camera, Literacy!’
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Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making
Silver Spring Int’l Middle School students hold two-day film festival as part of ‘Lights, Camera, Literacy!’
Fairfax County School Board to consider discipline changes
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Chicago to shutter 50 schools
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Montgomery student wants more than an apology for ‘harassment’
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Pr. George’s BOE responds to hiring 15 new board employees
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A veteran principal's departing words
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U-Va. has fallen behind its competitors, consultants say
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Fairfax teacher raises: a breakdown
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Meridian continues to examine allegations of test-tampering
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Randi Weingarten says state chiefs are “distorting” her call for a moratorium on stakes related to tests.
Quiet protest staged at Teachers College graduation
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Tornado survivor: Our teacher saved our lives
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EdX adds 15 schools, doubling size
Provider of free online education expands in Asia, Europe, Australia and United States.
New principals appointed in Montgomery County
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D.C. charter board approves two new schools
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State education chiefs oppose delay in high-stakes test repercussions
Unions and officials at odds over how soon to evaluate students, teachers using Common Core-based tests.
